Fly-paper.



N. L. FOSTER.

FLY PAPER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30, 1900 Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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NATHANIEL L. FOSTER, 0F NEW HGQEEELLE, NEW 5.7L

FLY-PAPEE.

Specification of Letters Fatent.

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Application filed March 30, 13139. Serial filo. ill-6,098.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, NATHANIEL L. FOSTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Rochelle, in the county of lVestchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fly- Paper, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to fly paper, and more particularly to that variety of such paper that is put on the market in the form of sheets, one side of which is coated with an adhesive substance. Such sheets are adapted to be laid on tables or other supports in order that the flies may light upon, and become entangled in, the adhesive coating. It frequently happens, however, that articles are accidentally laid upon such sheets or therwise come in contact with the adhesive, and, since the material used for the coating is generally of an insoluble character, it is with great dii'iiculty that articles which have once come into contact with the adhesive can be cleaned. This has given rise to great inconvenience, and is one of the principal objections to the use of paper of this character. Another objection is that when, by careless handling, a sheet of paper is accidentally dropped upon the table or floor, it usually falls face down and the ad hesive becomes smeared over whatever the sheet happens to fall upon.

The primary object of the present inven tion, therefore, is to provide a sheet of fly paper of this character having means which will prevent, or, at least, minimize, the possibility of the adhesive coating accidentally coming into contact with the floor, table or other articles.

A. further object is to provide means by which such a sheet may be readily grasped and moved from place to place, without danger of the hands coming into contact with the adhesive.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction and arrangement hereinafter described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a perspective view of a sheet of my improved fly paper as it appears when in use; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the back of asheet as it appears when packed for shipment.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a sheet of fly paper which may be of the usual or any convenieit size and material. On one side of the paper is spread a coating 2 of adhesive material, a margin 3, of clean "01 served around the edges of in th usual manner.

'y improvement consists in the provision of a strip or band l, secured at its ends to the midd This strip is shorter than the length of the e of the opposite ends of the sheet.

sheet and, therefore, when applied thereto, serves to pull the sheet into a curved or cylindrical shape, causing he adhesive coating to form a concave surfcce. it will be observed that the strip 4 s held taut by the weight and natural resiliency of the sheet, and extends across the sheet above and out of contact with the adhesive coating. This strip or band is preferably formed of paper, but it may consist of tape, cord or any other suitable connection. it will be apparent, therefore, that the strip l serves as a guard to prevent objects from coming into contact with the upper surface of the paper and furthermore should a sheet be dropped accidentally the strip will maintain the coated side of the paper concave and thus prevent it from coming into contact with the floor, even if it falls with its stick y side down. It is, of course, possible that small articles may be laid or fall upon the sheet, but the guard strip t will be found a great help in preventing clothing and similar objects from com ing into contact with the adhesive surface. Furthermore, it will be obvious that the strip a: constitutes a handle by means of which the paper may be moved from place to place without grasping the sheet itself.

lVhile l have shown but a single strip, 4, it will, of course, be understood that two or more such strips may be employed, if found desirable.

.n packing such sheets for shipment, it is the usual practice to place two sheets race to face as indicated at l and 1 in Fig. 2, with their sticky surfaces in contact. I, therefore, propose to arrange the strip a, as shown in Fig. 2. By reference to this figure, it will be seen that the strip is permanently secured to the sheet at one end as at 46 and that the strip is then foldeo over fiat upon the back of the sheet and its free end retained in position by means of a clip or strap 5, secured to the back of the sheet. lhe end P of the strip is preferably provided with a glued surface, or other means of attachment to the sheet may be employed. it will be noted that this arran ement oermits of the sheets bein 1 a: z: packed flat for shipment 1n the usual manner. /Vhen the user removes a pair of adhesive sheets from the box he slips the end- 4 of the strip 4 out from under the retaining strap 5 and, after having separated the sheets, brings the strip up over the front of the sheet, and secures the end 4* thereof to the opposite end of the sheet, as shown in Fi 1.

ft will thus be seen that I have provided a cheap, simple and practical means for largely obviating the objections heretofore inherent in sheet fly paper, and it is thought that the numerous advantages of my invention will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art.

What I claim is 1. The combination with a sheet of paper having a coating of adhesive on one side thereof, of a flexible connection having one end attached to the uncoated side of such sheet adjacent each end thereof and, after passing around the edges of such sheet, extending between the opposite ends thereof, such connection being slightly shorter than said sheet, whereby it serves to bend the same into the form of a segment of a cylinder.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature,

in presence of two witnesses.

NATHANIEL L. FOSTER.

Witnesses:

FRANCES I. NEWMAN, J. R. JonNsoN.

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2. The combination witha sheet of paper 

